Religion

Bay Area artist spreads love, smiles through her ‘heartwork’

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ALAMEDA, Calif. — Deirdre Freeman walks the mile from her home, lugging a large, colorful painting and tote bag with her hammer and nails....

Biden and Carter, longtime allies, reconnect in Georgia

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PLAINS, Ga. — President Joe Biden was a first-term Delaware senator in 1976 when he endorsed an upstart former Southern governor for the presidency...

Wary Supreme Court weighs student’s Snapchat profanity case

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WASHINGTON — A wary Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed whether public schools can discipline students for things they say off campus, worrying about overly...

Sledgehammer attack damages Guadalupe mural at LA church

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LOS ANGELES — A man used a sledgehammer last week to smash the face of a Virgin of Guadalupe mural painted on tiles at...

Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel gets seat at National Cathedral

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WASHINGTON — Washington National Cathedral, the massive Episcopal house of worship that prides itself on being an unfinished work-in-progress whose stones and stained glass...

Outdoor mask guidance echoes what many Americans already do

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In the small Nebraska town of Oxford, the school district dropped its mask mandate last month in what was a fairly straight-forward decision: Cases...

In Jaffa, gentrification stokes discord as Arabs pushed out

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TEL AVIV, Israel — A turreted former Catholic girl's school in Jaffa is being transformed into an exclusive Soho House club. Around the corner,...

Pope ousts leadership of Ecuadorian diocese amid complaints

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ROME — Pope Francis responded Wednesday to reports of poor governance and moral failings in the Ecuadorian diocese of Riobamba by not only accepting...

Greek PM: Vaccine hesitancy driving high death rate

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ATHENS, Greece — Greeceā€™s prime minister has issued an appeal for elderly Greeks to get vaccinated, blaming hesitancy for persistently high rates of death...

Vatican No. 2 skips trip to Venezuela, cites pandemic

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ROME — The Vatican No. 2 is skipping a planned trip to Venezuela this week because of the coronavirus pandemic. ...